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The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-01

BirminrAam 10 0avannah Thh win give the
shortest and mort direct line ffom Ne NorshesA
and West sur Alahama, Georgia ard FloFidA;
bring the cnal end Ores from the 6trmingha0
district, and meat and sgaia mon Kan6ss Ctsy
TO the great dlstzibusink territory sor these pro-
ducts
rrAm nHouaH NOW.
with al these advantages" said Q promi-
nent engineer. when b. aassnlAon va: directed
singular that these lines have not been built
heretofore, developing - they do new territory,
and shortening distances from the great produc-
ing and distributing territories OF the South,
West and Northwest From Q professional
standpoint Of view, Il strikes me that no neetef
investment could be made than in this line
since, If other roads can pay running expenses
with their tortuous routes. high grades and sharp
curves, running through WORKOUT sections Of
country, il seems reasonable 10 suppose that
these lines running through virgin territory win
inexhaustibie quantities OF coal, iron ana otner
minerals, conceded to be Of the best quality,
should lind no difficulty in paying handsome
dividenda But when II is taken int considera-
ton also, that these lines will pass through the
most magnificent cotton producing country 10
the Southern States, and also what 10 universally
conceded TO be the heaviest timbered country OF
the famous Southern yellow pine, with its low
grades easy curves and directness OF route, II
would seem 10 be the best investment that could
be made in this wonderful Southern country"
THE SHEFFIELD AND BIRMINGHAM.
meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama
and Tennessee Coal and Iron Company has
been called for Thursday next at Hotel Monte
Sano, near Huntsville, for the purpose of in
creasing the capital stock from 81, zoe 900 to moi
more than $8 225, 900. and its bonded debt to moi
more than 81 500 600, to affect consolidation
with the Sheffield and Birmingham Railroad
ComDany
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A Snlendfd Success.

Capt. r. W. Davis, of the Gem City Guards.
with an eye single TO the glory of the common
wealth as her star hangs over her present seat of
war, last Saturday employed a steamboat cook
and French bottle-holJer, who were enjoined
to spread q lunch which would l." tempt the pal
ate Of an Alcibiades," AS the Captain himself put
il. And then he delivered TO Governor Perry
and staff, including number OF the most popu-
lar young ladies at Pablo, an invitation 10 meet
around his festal board in the very midst of the
grand encampment-a single tarpauln. spread
on a horizontal plane, innocent OF sideboards,
wings and flies. Captain Davis had prepared
dry weather feast not anticipating that old
Aquarius might bow the heavens and come
down like thousand of brick.
But he did for no sooner had the line of
beauty and chivalry been ranged on either side
the pro tenn. table, than q rain storm, such as
Pablo seldom witnesses, came down without a
pulled cheeks. came up out of the sea. blowing
all his horns and made as straight for that de-
lci0us spread as if he had been q mad Taurus
and the table red rag thrust into his face. In
short, the wind blew a cyclone from every d.
rection at once. In less time than it takes to
tell it, the cups, plates and sAucers were all
afoat and the juicy fishes began swimming
around in their native element 1t was
terrible plight The ladies and gentlemen
looked as if they had Just been taking dip 10
the SURF forgetting to enrobe themselves 10 their
bathing suits. They gathered up few frag-
ments of the lamented remains, and diving In
under the more hospitable tents hard by, dis
patched as much of the luncheon as had not
fOated of toward the ocean.
Did Capt Davis deliver q threnodyf Did
he rise up and say
Ifeel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted,
Whose gueets are dead, whose cooks are hed,
And al but he departed
Not . bit of 1t. The gallant Captain is always
equal to the occasion. let it come from what
quarter 1t may. He simply said:
Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen !:
You may perhaps imagine that am taken seri-
ously by surprise, but you are mistaken. ar.
ranged for this storm several days age. For
days past have been importuning his Excel
lency 10 supply US with bang ueting tent which
should do honor to the State. He heard me,
but he needed not l piped unto him, but be
did not dance Therefore I determined upon
the scheme OF giving him realistic impression
of soldiers lot. ordered the rain. notified
Neptune when and where TO pat In his most
magnificent blow It 10 ell part OF the programme.
arranged for . complete failure, and I congrat-
ulste myself on the result A. failure, this
banquit has been . most magnificent success,
and hereafter the Governor viii know how It ID
himself Ladies' and gentlemen, salute ysu.
Adieaut"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-01

Some Of the sly old coons Of the Republican
party are dsing their best 70 create disscntion in
the Democratic party through the warm feel
ings engeodered in the campaign on the prohi-
bition question. Those men should be watched
A man can be . COED Democrat and vote for
prohibition, and q good Democrat and vote
against it, and every man whe Wishes 10 exer-
else the privilege OF voting % he pleases should
concede the same privilege 70 his neighbour
The prohibitioniats claim that it ID not their
intent to curtail In the least any personal privi-
lege granted by the Bill Of Rights, and the anti
prohibilionisis claim that they are contending
for personal rights and privileges. II both par
ties ere honest In their claims, and neither belle
their assertions n this respect there 10 no use In
bad feelings, bQycots Or threats, and when the
ends. result . Il viii. everything will
be - sesene - 4 was beSsee II copuencpd, and
the bot words used during the caatest WY. b
forgotten. -Tdmps zsj5wal.
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FRESH GROCERIES,


Tampa Tribune Hon G.. W. Stevens a
prominent attorney, and formerly editor Of the
Madison Recorder, Of Madison, Fla, came down
on visit TO our city Saturday night Mr. Ste
vens was here about fifteen months ago and ex-
pressed very much surprise at the growth of cur
city since hts last visit The Tampa Board of
Trade took steps on Wednesday night 10 have
Tampa and Hillsborough county properly adver-
tised. 1t also passed a resolution to require Mr.
Webb to bring his Florida on Wheels TO Tampa
30 that the citizens of Tampa and the county
would have an opportunity to inspect it. A
committee was appointed TO get up exhibits 10
send along with the Car. The action of the
Board at their meeting on Wednesday night
should meet with the approval of our citizens
As the whole county will be immensely bene-
flied 1t is not just that Tampa should have TO
meet the whole of the heavy expense that has
TO be incurred. Every community should raise
fund and send to the President of the Board Of
Trade to assist in defraying the expense and to
advertise their particular section.
-Titusville Sun {: Mr. Baugh brought up
from his plantation near Melbourne $50 large
punches Of bananas aboard his sloop Leua. He
has shipped to Jacksonville, and expects TO real
ize from $3.50 to $3.50 per bunch, and will con-
tinue to ship during the season. Yet there are q
few GROWERS that say Florida is a failure Two
fine specimens of lemons were brought to our
ONCE last week by Mr.. Willie Wolfe. They
are from o Sicily bud upon a sour stock found
growing wild In his hammock. The lemons and
sour oranges grow from the same trunk
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T.. II. Il m. r. r.

Capt John Reynolds went down 10 Savannah
ON Wednesday night He returned yesterday
The location of the permanent line, between the
State line and Tallahassee, is progressing at the
rate of about one mile per day. To-day they
will reach q point some seventeen miles from
Townsville, which distance would put them
nearly opposite Mccosukie, leaving that place
about three miles and a half east of the line
IHO1nasc,ue Times Saturday, eth.
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Dirt Moving. &c.

CARRABELLE. Fla, Aug. 20, 1887
Editors Forididn: Work upon the railroad
commenced this morning.
AT our election last Tuesday we polled votes
at the rate of three dry to one wet We have
never had q saloon nor lookup in our town,
and this vote is an invitation to capital for safe
investment O. H. KELLEY
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Railroad EaFnfRR0.

The statistics of railroads in this country for
the year 1885, which have Just been cslated,
says the. Boston Herald, show a gratifying in
crease in business when compared with the re-
turns OF 1885, One noteworthy fact is that the
gross earnings of 1886, less the dividends paid to
stockholders, were larger than the gross earnings
of 1885 without the above named deduction.
Judging by present indications, the earnings for
the year 1887 will show an equal ratio of increase
over those of 1885. And yet, on the average.
railroad stocks arc not eollios much higher than
they were last fall
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Exactly.

The Plant City Courier sensibly remarks that
Florida's prosperity depends on Floridians If
they pattern after the celebrated failure-Mr
in their pockets and moss OH their backs and
wait for q tide OF tourists to sweep down and
bear them on TO fortune. the probs blliies are
that next spring will find them still waiting.
with their sleeves out at the elbows and their
pants out at the place where they bear hardest
on the goods boxes around the street corners
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Cotton Receipts.

The receipts of cotton for 1887, at Tallahassee,
to Sept LIST, exceed last years receipts to same
date by 46 bales.
This year Mr.. J. P Coles has received 40 bales
against last year, and Capt. r. A. Shine 81
against 80 in 1885,
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Within the past half year $16O. 000, 900 have
been invested in Industries in the Southern
Shtes SEQ 900 900 in railroad construction, and
t40o. O0o, 900 in new buildings, with at least
$500! 900 900 in land, in farms and city lots
This docs not portend any great amount Of de-
precision In general business
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Had a Dreadful Cough.

matter; besides, / was very thin and 80 weak
could scarcely 60 about the house This was
the case of man with consumption arising
from liver complaint He recovered his health
completely by the use OF Dr. Pierces Golden
Medical Discovery" Thousands of others bear
similar testimony
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-01

In a card elsewhere published Hon. A. ]. Rus
sell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
gives notice of the opening of the State Normal
Schools-f0r white teachers, at De Funak
Springs for colored teachers at Tallahassee
both to begin on first Monday in October.
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B. Il L.. A:

at the courthouse, next Monday night, 7:3e
o'clock, for the purpose OF electng officers, per-
fecting organization, &c. All stockholders are
requested to attend.
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Ru.f.ess Meeting. ". VI. G. A.

The next monthly business meeting OF the
Young Mems Christian Association will be held
at their rooms, first feor of Masonic building
on Monday evening next. at 8 o'clock. 1t is i'm
portant that all members be IN attendance
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nave bad Vol. reprinted at the FLoRDIAx
osFicE- The work 10 neatly executed. on good
paper, and 10 for sals-bound or unbound.
Address the undersigned, Binder and Dealer
In Law Books TallaAassee, Fla.
G. A. BRYAN JR
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Fall Goods. Fall styles.

which am prepared to make up on short no
tice in latest styles. Satisfaction guaranteed
and prices reasonable. JOHN BURKHARDT,
20-1m Tailor
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Tho most delightful place to spend your
summer 10 at Narrey Hal, Pablo Beach full
orchestra plays three times during the day.
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VOLUME ,, FLORIDA REpoRrs.

Revised Rules of Practice. 800 per copy, at
II FLoRDIAH OFFICE.
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Record Of Temperature at 7o1oAa.,.s n,
for Tie past pesk.
observations taken BY ". A. Raw. ~
Pharmacisfh -
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NeweHerald

ARCHER,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1887-07-21
Recette utiIes.

CONSERVATION DU BEURRE- ID.
iVandervorde, correspondent dune
industrie laitiere, communique au
Times, del nLondres, Ia recette sui.
yants au lnoyen de laquelle il assn-
re depuis quinze ans Ia conserva-
tion de son beurre:
.AprAs ayoir petri ls beurre ct
Favor Have dams de peau fraiche,
on le sale avec du gros sci bien
5pur alraison dun penlplus dune
once par deux liyres de beurre ct
deux tiers donce de sucre blanc
.pulveris6 bien fin, on met les NOR
ceaux de deux llyres de beurre
superpos9s les uns an dessus des
santres pour les petrir ensemble ct
les metre dams des vaisseaux tres
Ibien nettoy6s Ut laves avec une so-
luton de cinq pintes d'eau pure,
8une livre do sci, IN peu plus de
Strois oncss de salpatre ct sept on
+ces de sucre.
Lie beurre doit etre fortement
entass6 ct le dessus convert avec
de la saumare qu'on renouvellera
|de temps en- temps. Lac beurre
ainsi conserve dams une cave tres
|propre conserve tout son arome ct
et sa matiere grasse pendant an
temps ind6 6termine. A 3eux qui
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VARIETIES. v
q TOUTE Y APEUR.

La care 4tait silencieuse. (luel-
qnes employees de ci, de Ia, NOR
nes, tristes, tantot pretsient l'oreil-
le, tantot inspectaient Ihorizon,
puis, . voix basse, se communi
Iquaient leurs Impressions. LIE
ciel etait girls, doux, avec cette va
que lourdeur estompee qui annon
&c Ia neige.
Soudain, sans que rien eht fait
pr6yoir ce coup d'audace, la gare
3fut eern9e par un escadron de uh-
.lans qui, Ia baIustrade dun metre
Isaut6e par leurs cheVaux 6peron.
mes, all4rent 30 placer sur les rails
Eeux-memes. R Resister 6talt inutilp.
lie chef de care eut le cnnr saisi
par l'angoisse. Deux regiments
franca1s Yena;ent de gutter la gare
par IN senl train complet. Oette
ayant garde prussienna pronVait
que larm6e n'6tait pas loin. I'm
pitoyables, les ennemis allaient ta
cher &c poursuivre dams leur re-
traite notre artn6e qni, yaincue par
He nombre, excitait encore fadmi-
ration par son courage. En efet,
|d6ia les lourdes batteries arrivaient
sur Ia place quii pre- Adait ia sta
ton; puis on entendit les fires
|des regiments au pas cadence ct le
trot reguller des cavaliers aux
rangs compacts. Un officer sqpe-
rieur, descendu de cheval, casque
sur la tete, cigare aux levres, le sa.
lbre tra1nant sur les rails sonores
I1et les dalles ntissantes du trOt.
Itoir, ALA trouver le chef de gare et
Elephant une. carte, des papiers, di,
Ibrnsquement, 10 voix haute, le gesi
Ite brei: Lei, il doit avoir une
machine etsdes wagons de reserve,
Pr6parez IN train pour deux regi
lments.', C' 6tait an vieux militai,
Ire que le chef dc gare et, sor
Eerattoir 8 Ia main, il fr6missait d
ITage iimpuissante. u lui passai
Ides iidAes folles de tuer oct honam,
,lcomme IN chien de lui enfoncer
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dams le cmur, on plein dams L
coeur, drolt, ferme, Ia seule arme
gull await ct de lui crier toute Sd
rage, toute sa haine en- prenant
|cette vie qn'i paierait de Il sien-
ne. II SO contint dependant ct,
froid dement, ayec calme, il r6pondit
la voix tremblait On pen = Ia y6-
rite, mails d'indlgnation ct de cole.
re. .Je mai pas de machine, je
mai pas de wagons, monsieur =
Sans mot dire, l'oficier regarda
une carte; en- marge des indica-
tions y 6taient imprim6es: s Nrai-
ment? Je vols one vous deyez ton
jonrs avoir icl une machine ct,
dams le hangar, des wagons snp-
5plementaires. CONNIE il 9taient
blen inform4s! Et CONNIE le serYi-
CO d'espionnage 9tait merYeiIleuse-
mont complet
lie chef de gare n'avait pas re-
pondu. Machines ct wagons sup
5pl6mentalres etaient parts, il y
await plusieurs heures, mais pour
le service de Ia France. En- vain,
Eroficier vista ct la rotonde, abri
de la machine, ct le hangar, abri
des voitures, Rlen, rien. Fu-
rieux, il allait faire payer cher sa
d6convenue, quand en- CO moment
IN coup de siffiet, strident, aigu,
retentit au loin. !" "Ahl voilA un
trainl'' s'6cria. til. En- un clin
d'mil, batteries dissim Ices derrie-
re Ia haie, uhlans un pen partout,
PoMcier seul resta sur le trottoir ct
attendit. S'elancer sur le disque,
le tourner an rouge, arreter ainsiI
le train fut la premiere pens6e de
paiguilleur, qui faisait semblant5
de ne pas yoir deux canons de re-
Yolyer braqu6s sur lui derriere la
gu6rite, puis il r6f6chit que le.
train await de]A d6pass6 la limite
de Parret, ct tous les employees at
tendirent endorsement. Ces quel-
ques minutes leur parurent inter
minables. Biento tot Ia machine
sonfnant longea le quai d'arriv6e.
ct le train s'arreta avec de rudes
chocs de fer.
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le yoyagsur assis en- face de lui,
| mn American pur sang, de era
cher ri ar dessus sa tete, avec une
ls1rete de lAvres infaillible, il faut
le dire, par 10 vasistas ouYert der
riere lui
ii voulut rendre .l'imrolitesse;
mails ces transatlantiques talents
de soci6t6 s'accommodent NAL de
improvisation.
Avait-il NAL calcule La port66 on
le poida du projectile, NAL mesur6
Ia distance on l'effort. compte sans
Pemotion inseparable dun premier
.d4bat?
Je EN- sails rien.
TouJours est-l que le Jet de ga
live, au Lieu de fler a travers Pes
pace vide, on frolant settlement le
niyeau snp6rieur des chapeaux de
lassistance, CONNIE c'6tait l'inten-
tion formelle de renvoyeur," !" ra-
courcit trop tot sa trajectoire ct
vint tout droit s'epanouir entire les
deux yeux du quidam.
Voici mon Franeais tout penaud
en- Yertu de SO courtoisie fncoerci-
BILE ct native, qui se confond on
excuses.
IL ny q pas d'offensa, riposte
le Yankee, ayec IN gros rire, tout
en- s'essuyant le visage. On volt
bien que vons etes un stranger,
yous ne savez pas encore vous y
prendre. Tenez! voici comment
l'on fait.
BIT, s6ance tenante, sans le moin-
dre efarouchement lie la galerie,
il donne d rotre compatriote ahn-
ri, une lecon de savoir cracher.
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Long 6tait le convoii, mals soli-
taire aussi; quelques bless6s . de-
mi couch6s, geignant ct souffrant,
sur les COUSINS girls ct bleus des
premiAres on secondes classes,
puts une nombreuse suite de wa
CONS yides.
a pe1ne arrete, rien de suspect
n'6tant apparu, le train fut pris
|dassant;; uhlans en- tote, uhlans en-
queue, soldats prussiens sur 1a ma
chine ct dams le fourgon du gards
frein. L'oficier parcourut le train,
examinant, compliant les voitures.
=Sa resolution 6tait prise. lie 81
gnal d'embarquement fut donne.
sQuelques minutes apr6s, le train
etait remplI deux regiments prus
stems sly 6taient entass6s, les bles-
s6s francais ayant etc bruta alement
enlev6s.
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II ART DE CRACHER.

Un Francais be trouvant an jour
dams unzt ztramway de- Chicago fnlt
par s'agacer du jen que se faisait
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+. r. L,EROUX, Redacteur.

/. contr6s, aYaient echange queIquel
Imots 3 yoix basse ct chacun dt
|son co.e 6tait remont6 sur la plate
forme reliant le tender an corps ds
lila locomotive.
En- routel'' il oficeir supe.
Irieur 6tait monte dams IN coupe
II y await encore quelques gouttes
dc sang qui semblaient toutes frat
fches '6tait le souvenir laisse par
ces malheureux que les employees
ide Ia care avaient aussitot places
ldans les sales d'attente vite trans
formees on ambulances. D6ja le
train etait parti, s. s'6branlant lente-
ment avec ses quarante wagons
lcharg6s ct laissant aprAs lui IN
blanc panache d'6paisse fnm6el
Lie m6canicien, Ia main sur le re-
lgulateur, regardait par la lunette
tde la voIe, CONNIE B pordinaire,
lsiMant aux courbes, dams les tran
lchees, aux passages 3 niveau. On
ne voyait personne sur la route
qui bordait pa1fois le chemin de
| fer, ct les fermes, s6parses dams la
campagne, ayec leurs volets yerts,
mblaient des oasis abandonnees
dams le desert montone!
Lac chauffeur, acknowledgements,
sans s'occuper des deux Prussiens
qui 9piaient depuis Ia mise en- mar
che les moindres movements de
Pun ct de Pautre, frappait de son
marteau 6norme les gros morceanx
de charbon quill concassait pour
les ister dnns Ia fournaise ct atti-.
ser le fen de la chaudiere. Et les
peupliers d6filalent ct les poteaux
|t6l6graphiques s'alignaient, dispa-
rassaient derriAre horizon fuyant
en- ligne interminable. Plus pres
Ese dressait, visible ct nette cette
fois, la montague.
LIE chauffeur prit un gros mar
team ct p6netra IN pen dams le ten
der; le mecanicien ouYrit Ia chau-
|diere ct prit . la main la lance.
d'oh s'6chappe l'eau bouillante de
la chaudiere en- la d1rigeant negli-
gemment vers le Pruissien. Tout
3 coup l'entree du tunnel noire
avec une eclaircie la-bas au loin,.
|de Pautre cote apparut, Un coup
de slfaet prolonge retentit. lie
train entrait dams Ia mutt sombre..
Au m6me instant le lourd martean
du chaufe eur s'abattit sur I'm
Prussien, qni tomba sans IN cri, Ia
|cervelle jaillissant du cerveau 6cra-
Ice, pendant que pautre, les yeux
IN fois aYeugles par le jet d'eau
bouillante, 6tait pr6cipit6 vivant
dams la chaudiere b6antel sEt
mainte D toute vapenrl" cria
le m6canicien ouvrant en- plein,
dun coup, le r6gulateur. Nous
allons 100 kilometres d pheure,' :
dit le chauffeur. lie tunnel fnis-
salt. C'6tait le jour, Ia lumiere,
c'etait la vie. Non, c'6tait Ia mutt,
mails 9ternella;. c'etaient les
t6nAbres, c'6tait Ia mortl Les
deux hommes go serrArent la
main. Els le voyaient, le vide,
lis le voyaient ct le train courait,
6perdu, fou, dams une vitesse in
sens6e. Give la Franoel" criA-
rent ils ensemble ct dams Pabfme
tout s'effondra dams une chute YER
tiglneuse, Ia. bas, au fond, sur les
rochers, dams peau, tout, tout; ct
CONNIE un dernier def, on ent dit
qu'un supreme coup de siflet de |
.7ictoirs, de vengeance, de colere
parta1t de PANE de Ia machine
conyuls6e dams une sfroyable ex-
plosion.
Louis MENARD.
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confance aux Prussiens st sur
qu'lls seraient bien soignes q la
premiere gare par leurs compa
triotes.
~.
L'oMcier s'6tait approche de ls
machine. Deux soldats, sur ses
ordres, y montArent. Rompez
Yattelage; d9crochez les chaines,
dit il 3 d'autres soldats. Vous,
m6canicien, algnill llez.vous; nous
Iallons retonrner d'oh vous venez ct
Yite? Ia machine, d4telee de Ia
want du train, ALA se placer q Ia
queue devenue tete; puis, pendant
que les derniers Prussie ems se pla.
caient dana. les wagons, tranquille~
ment, chacuna de leur cot6, Fun .
droite, l'autre d gauche, m9cani.
Icien ct chauffeur desc ndirent, une
|burette d'hnile . Il main, graissan,
les bielles, les pistons, se baissani
pour examiner 'etat des roues et
|de ID chaudiAre; !; plis, tandis que
les soldats de Ia machine, qui LEI
aYaient suivis du regard d'abord
regard daient un peu etonnes la ya'
peur qui sifIlait douc cement ct Il
IchaudlA Ore grande ouverte oh lui
Isaient les dRnmes 3 l'aspect infer
ina. laa flenx hOmmes ~ 6taiAnf ran